because of jack ass chris I could not hear what he was actually referring too. obama couldn't sell watermelons what ? ? ? its just garbly gook after those apparent words.

For those that can't make out what he said, it's that Obama "couldn't sell watermelons if you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic."

Anyway, he prefaced the comment with "The Republicans will make a case and a lot of independents will buy this argument." So.. keep that in mind, I guess. He seems to be stumbling over his own words here anyway.

Methinks this posted video is trying too hard to stir up controversy that doesn't exist in the context.

Nothing to see here, move along.......

You're right. Let's all go watch one of your sifts.

>> ^ToastyBuffoon: ... Nothing to see here, move along.......

Suggesting a black man can't sell water melons? The outrage!

>> ^burdturgler:
You're right. Let's all go watch one of your sifts.
>> ^ToastyBuffoon: ... Nothing to see here, move along.......



Never claimed to be the king o' sifts. Just stating the obvious that there is no controversy to be found in the video like the title would have you believe. No need to get all touchy feely about it.

The title states exactly what happened. The fact that you expected *controversy affirms that perhaps there is some. I'm certain Chris Matthews thought so, which is obviously why he immediately cut him off. I don't know if you've heard about the stereotype associated with black people and watermelons. Why did he say watermelons instead of ... any other fruit on Earth? He might as well have said Obama couldn't sell fried chicken and grape drink. I'll give Rather the benefit of the doubt that it was just a shitty choice of words, but it's funny sometimes (maybe not this time) how racism will slip out by accident.

Someone wrote, and I agree, that he probably should have said that "Obama couldn't sell forgeries to CBS." That one would have worked.

Was that racist? It sounded race-related.

What do you call a White man with a sheep under each arm?
A Pimp.

There. Racism.